Leveling attachment for separators.



PATENTED JULY 4, 1905.

O. G. VOLD. LEVELING ATTACHMENT FOR SEPARATORS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 23. 1904- 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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No. 793.968. PATENTED JULY 4, 1905. 0. G. VOLD.

LEVELING- ATTACHMENT FUR SEPARATORS.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV.'23, 1904.

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Application filed November 23, 190 Serial No. 233,987-

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Be it known that ill, Om; (l. Venn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of llawson, in the county of Lac qui .larle and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and improved lieveling i'lttachment for Separators, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved leveling attachi'nent for pirtahle grain separators and similar machines mounted on wheels and arrz'inged to permit convei'iient zuiplication to the machine without altering the constructionthereof and to form level furrows for the wheels of the machine to stand in.

'lhe invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, as will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specilication, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the improvement as applied to the framework of the wheeled machine. Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse section of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation of the same, and Fig. .1: is a sectional plan view of the same on the line 4 a of lFig. 3.

'lhe frame A of the separator or other machine on which the llll})1'()\'0l]l0lll1 is to be ap plied is mounted on the usual front wheels ll ll and the rear or traction wheels 1% H, and on the under sideof the cross-beam A of the said frame is fulcrumed at A a transverse leveling-beam (l, adapted to swing up and down and carrying at its outer ends plows I) ll, arranged in longitudinal alinement with the rear wheels B H of the machine, so that the said wheels can pass into furrows made by the plows on propelling the machine forward.

in order to make level furrows that is,

For this purpose an upright screw-rod il is provided, journaled in bearings it, secured to one side of the frame A, and on the upper end of the said screw-rod is secured a hand-wheel E, and the lower threaded end of the screw-rod screws in a nut E, having longitudirmlly-extending trunnions E", journaled in bearings It, attached to the top of the beam (3. (elee Figs. 3 and t.) ()n the operator tm'ning the l1and-\\-'heel i the nut i is caused to travel up or down on the screw-rod, according to the direction in which the hand-wheel is turned, and as the nutis held on one end of the leveling-beam t1 the latter is swung correspondingly up or down at this end until the beam assumes a level position, itulicated by:. level U, attached to the beam. (See Fig. 2.)

in order to adjust the plows ll 1) to hold the same out of contact when the attachment is not in use or to bring the plows in proper relation to the ground for making the furrows, it is necessary to move the plows simultaneously up or down, and for this purpose the segmental shanks l) are formed with gearteeth 1.) in mesh with pinions i secured on a transverse shaft ll", journaled on the under side of the leveling-beam U. On one end of the shaft 1*" is secured a ha nd-wheel F, adapted to be turned by the operator to turn the shaft llt and cause the pinions F to impart simultaneous up or down traveling motion to the shanks l) and their plows I). l n order to lock the shaft l in place after the desired adjustment is made, a ratchet-wheel i is secured on the shaft 1*" and engaged by a pawl i fulcrmned on the end of the l am t. in order to relieve the bearings for the shanks l) of the plows l) of strain incident to the plowing of the furrows, the said shanks are pivotally connected with a brace ti, extending forwardlyand upwardly and fulcrumed on the under side of the frame A. The forward edges of the plow-shanks l) are in contact with friction-rollers H, journalcd on the under side of the beam (J to cause an easy running of the shanks in their bearings.

The operation is as follows: immediately before the separator or like machine reaches its destination the operator turns the handwheel it to swing the leveling-beam U into a horizontal position, and then the operator turns the hand-wheel F to move the plows l) D in engagement with the ground. hen

the separator or other machine is caused to travel forward by its own tractive power or i by being drawn by a team or engine, then the plows D D make furrows which extend both in the same horizontal plane and in longitudinal alinement with the tractionqvheels B B, the latter finally passing into the said furrows, and consequently the wheels B B stand on level ground, so that the separator or other machine is properly leveled and ready for work. After the separator or machine is leveled then the operator turns the hand-wheel F in areverse direction, so as to cause the plows D D to move upward above the ground 1nto an inactive position to permit of conveniently hauling the machine away to its next destination without the plows coming in contact with the ground or the road.

It is understood that the attachment described is preferably located on the frame A 3 between the front and rear wheels, as illustrated in the drawings, and the attachment can be readily applied to separators and other machines without altering in the least the construction thereof.

The attachment is very simple and durable in construction, can be easily manufactured, and is not liable to easily get out of order.

Havingth us described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A leveling attachment for portable grainseparators and the like, comprising levelingplows held in transverse alinement on the frame of the machine,and in longitudinal alinement with the wheels to be set level.

2. The com bination with the frame of a portable grain-separator or the like, of plows held on the frame in longitudinal alinement with the wheels, to form furrows for the wheels to stand in, and means for ad usting the plows to bring them into the same level position.

3. The combination with the frame of a portable grain-separator or the like, of plows held on the frame in longitudinal alinement with the wheels to form furrows for the wheels to stand in, and means for simultaneously adjusting the plows to bring them into the same level position.

A. A leveling attachment for wheeled vehicles, comprising a transversely extending leveling-beam pivoted on the vehicle-frame to swing up and down, and plows held on the said beam and in longitudinal alinement with the vehiclewvheels.

5. A leveling attachment for wheeled vehicles, comprising a transversely extending leveling-beam pivoted on the vehicle-frame to swing up and down, plows held on the said beam and in longitudinal alinement with the vehicle-wheels, and means for adjusting the plows uniformly up and down.

6. A leveling attachment for wheeled vehicles, comprising a transverse leveling-beam fulcrumed on the vehicle-frame to swing up and down, plows having their shanks slidable up and down 'on the said beam, the plows 1 standing in longitudinal alinement with the vehicle-wheels, man ually-controllod means for adjusting the said leveling-beam, and manually-controlled means for moving the plows simultaneously up and down.

7. A leveling attachment for wheeled vehicles, comprising a transverse leveling-beam fulcrumed on the vehicle-frame to swing up and down, plows having their shanks slidable up and down on the said beam, the plows standing in longitudinal alinement with the vehicle-wheels, manuallycontrolled means for adjusting the said leveling-beam. manually-controlled means for moving the plows simultaneously up and down, and a brace'fulcrumed on the vehicle-frame and pivotally connected with the plows.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name i to this specification in the presence of two sul OLE G. VOLD.

. scribing witnesses.

lVitnesses:

" CHARLES O. Hoinnix,

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